When you hear the word nutrition, what do you think of? Healthy eating habits? Dieting? How you look or feel? Nutrition often gets associated with a narrow range of health benefits. But the truth is, nutrition affects so many aspects of your health. Let’s take a look!
Sleep
What you eat can impact your sleep quality. Several key nutrients, including magnesium, vitamin D, vitamin B6, and omega-3s have been linked to poor sleep. Many of our essential vitamins and minerals are involved in maintaining our circadian rhythm, ensuring we wind down and wake up on schedule.
Digestion
It might seem obvious that what you eat impacts digestion. But more than the immediate process of digesting the food you just ate, your nutrition influences the health of your gut. A healthy gut can better absorb nutrients, promote immune health, and so much more. A great way to give your digestive system some extra support for breaking down and absorbing nutrients is to add a full-spectrum, plant-based enzyme supplement like Enzyme Power™.
Energy
Food is fuel for your body. Just like putting soda in your gas tank would impact the ability of your car to drive, putting poor quality food in your body impacts its ability to operate properly. Your body needs nutrients to carry you through the day! Processed foods might provide a quick boost, but whole foods are naturally rich in essential nutrients that keep you energized and promote whole body health. And high-quality multivitamins from whole foods are an optimal way to fill in any gaps and help you stay energized.
Skin
Macronutrients (protein, fats, and carbohydrates) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) work together to maintain the body’s outermost barrier - the skin! When the body is lacking certain macro- and micronutrients, the skin’s structure, function, and appearance can bear the evidence. Key nutrients for skin health include vitamins A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, essential fatty acids (like omega-3s), and flavonoids (compounds found in most fruits and veggies). Eating a beautiful rainbow of colors is the best way to glow from the inside out.
Immune System
We’ve already noted that food provides the fuel for your body to do its job. And one of its most important jobs is fending off threats and keeping you healthy. Your immune system gets most of the tools to do its job from food. From vitamins that keep immune cells running, to minerals that help them communicate, to antioxidants that amp up their fighting potential, whole foods are your immune system’s best ally.
Mood
What you eat nourishes the structure and function of your brain and, ultimately, your mood. Your brain can operate at its best when it gets plenty of the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that it needs to uphold your positivity. Healthy foods provide fuel for motivation and promote a balanced, calm state by facilitating healthy neurotransmitter function. Many herbs, like the 7 botanicals in Radiant Mood™ have a proven ability to help you see the sunny side of life.
Quality of Life
All of these factors play into one big factor: your quality of life. If your sleep, digestion, energy, skin, immune system, and mood are less than optimal, your outlook on life might be less than best. Focusing on nutrition for whole body health doesn’t have to be a chore. Enjoying nourishing whole foods, and feeling the results, is the foundational to lifelong wellness of mind and body.
Reframe your mindset on nutrition from something you “should” focus on or “have to” care about to something you want to care about – yourself!
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